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Quickly Fading...

Quite overlooked... Such lovely things So fragile and quickly fading, they are... Into precious forgotten memory A candle flame, extinguished by a breeze A petal as it flows gently upon the wind A flock on geese starkly silhouetted, against a white cloud These things that leave us behind And in their passing, how soon we forget The wonder of it all...

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Nette Onclaud

Date: 6/21/2011 11:40:00 PM

happy to sahre no.1 with you , carrie... you always delight me! :)...congrats on brian's contest with huggs!

James Fraser

Date: 8/29/2009 1:49:00 PM

Thankfully the brain us humans have, like a small hard drive, to save the things we love. We can recall nearly at will, but reality is the of it all>>excellent Carrie>>James

C. E. Mcmullin

Date: 8/25/2009 4:57:00 PM

A beautiful reminder to stop and wonder, as a child, of the beauty of a dandelion passing by! Thank-you for being you and your comments, Dear Carrie- poet butterfly

James Marshall Goff

Date: 8/25/2009 3:13:00 PM

you have the ability to carry me on your flight of beautiful moments! Carrie! thank you! and thanks for your welcome comments! jim

Brian Strand

Date: 8/25/2009 8:41:00 AM

Beautiful words Carrie.Rgds Brian & thanks for your welcome comments

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 8/25/2009 4:19:00 AM

Oh so true Carrie. Such a beautiful piece. Love, Carol

Vince Suzadail Jr.

Date: 8/24/2009 6:39:00 PM

Those moments are precious. Gentle write, Vince

John Loving Iii

Date: 8/24/2009 4:18:00 PM

great observation by the eyes of a poet. and so well put poetically. John Henry Loving III

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 8/24/2009 4:04:00 PM

Ah, Carrie, but you have revived these images for us in such vivid detail that I doubt we will ever forget them. Never will they fade in my mind, especially the image of the geese. Very astute observation of things often "overlooked." Lovely! Carolyn

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 8/24/2009 1:58:00 PM

how beautiful,this goes to my favs-- a candle flame extiguished by a breeze/a petal as it flows gently upon the wind,,,,,,,,,,,quickly fading.............if these sweet momnets could last a lifetime ,that would be Heaven--well penned--charma